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How Data-Sharing Helps Businesses Overcome Challenges

Data-sharing and cooperation between NetOps and SecOps teams also plays a vital role in assisting
organizations when it comes to overcoming several key challenges. Arguably the most significant of these
concerns, which collaboration helps to overcome, is the issue of siloed data. When information is
segregated and kept within individual teams, enterprises can lose sight of the bigger picture. Sharing
data eliminates these barriers, making certain that relevant information is available to all stakeholders,
leading to improved collaboration and more informed decision-making.

What’s more, collaboration facilitates timely identification and reaction to emerging threats, significantly
reducing response times. To limit potential damage to an enterprise’s network infrastructure, rapid
response to security incidents is imperative. Access to real-time information from both NetOps and
SecOps teams ensures organizations can successfully neutralise threats before they are able to escalate.

Additionally, data-sharing can eradicate incomplete analysis. When information is siloed, both NetOps
and SecOps teams will be unable to access detailed datasets, meaning they may find it problematic to
conduct comprehensive network traffic analysis. By sharing data, these knowledge gaps are filled,
equipping teams with an in-depth understanding of network activities. This enables them to make
smarter, more thoughtful decisions, as well as to respond efficiently and effectively to potential threats.

As the rapid evolution of cyberthreats continues, collaboration between NetOps and SecOps teams is
imperative for enterprises to ensure they maintain a robust security posture.

By sharing data and working together, businesses can enjoy faster network threat detection and
mitigation, enhanced network performance, and improved visibility and monitoring. These combine to
create a more secure, reliable, and efficient network infrastructure, protecting an enterprise’s sensitive
data and preserving its reputation.

For organizations, tearing down data silos and adopting a collaborative approach is not simply just a best
practice – it is essential in the modern-day digital landscape. In the past 20 years, I have seen
cyberthreats move from the old switch rooms (now data centers) to the board room as a business risk. It
is important that both teams support each other to defend the integrity of the company’s data and the
network infrastructure.

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